Looking back to go forward.
Barn burnt down.
Now
I can see the moon.
This is a Haiku written by 17th century Japanese poet, Mizuta Masahide. I ran across it on TikTok and then looked it up to find biographical information. This poem was praised by Bashō, who is thought of as the greatest master of Haiku and…
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